to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to employ; to hire; to charter
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
cheap article; poor quality article
counter for chairs or seats
clanging; empty; deserted
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
sincerity; true heart; devotion
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to count on one's fingers
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
lung disease; chest trouble; pulmonary tuberculosis
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
two days later; day after next; next day but one
vacant house; unoccupied house
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
mail; postal matter; postal item
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)